Teenager hospitalised with head injury during anti-fascist rally in Agrinio

A 19-year-old woman was being treated in a hospital in the city of Ioannina, in western Greece, on Wednesday after she was hit in the face by an object during an anti-fascist march in Agrinio to commemorate a 36-year-old rapper killed by a self-professed member of Golden Dawn five years ago.

The teenager was not participating in the rally but was sitting on a bench with a friend during the protests.

The exact circumstances of her injury are not clear, with some claiming she was hit by a stone and others by an improvised naval flare which caused her to lose consciousness. Eye-witnesses said she was bleeding profusely after the accident.

She is expected to undergo surgery on Wednesday but her life is not at risk.

Local police has opened an investigation to locate the perpetrators and filed charges against unknown individuals for causing bodily harm...

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